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Okla. Stat. tit. 10, § 10-6.5: Use of certain words in reference to children born out of

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wedlock prohibited.

A. On and after the date upon which this act becomes operative,

the designations "illegitimate" or "bastard" shall not be used to

designate a child born out of wedlock.

B. No person, firm, corporation, agency, organization, the

State of Oklahoma nor any of its agencies, boards, commission

officers or political subdivisions, nor any hospital, nor any

institution supported by public funds, nor any employee of any of

the above, shall use the term "illegitimate" or "bastard" in

referring to or designating any child born on or after the operative

date of this act.

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